Getting the hang of the Miss...ion Fish huh? One thing I forgot to tell you about the hook is that you can take your pliers and bend the point and top wire section of the hook to one side just a little bit. When skin-hooked on the top of the bait, this puts the hook point into one side of the bait where the mold ends and a slight resevoir of material sticks up. Hook penetration will be better, and bending the hook doesn't seem to weaken it.

That Rico color probably didn't make a difference, but for me it's all about confidence in that color. Tournament fish go a long ways towards building that confidence. Good job dude.